- Date
- May 15, 1975
- Place
- Topeka, IN · TOPEKA, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N73058Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750515011699A
- Case key
- 148888
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1339 75/5/15 TOPEKA,IN CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1925 N73058 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 22, 920 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 35 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLINE,IL SALEM,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL REMARKS- EMGCY LDG DUE FUEL EX. PLT OBTAINED 5 GAL AUTO GS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73058
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73058Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.